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Nigeria Plane Crash Kills All 32 On Board As President Tinubu Orders Immediate Investigation
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Moneycontrol•05-10-2026, 22:53
Nigeria Plane Crash Kills All 32 On Board As President Tinubu Orders Immediate Investigation
- •A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crashed in southwestern Ondo state on Monday, resulting in the deaths of all 32 people on board.
- •The flight was carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members on a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos when it went down in Igbokoda.
- •Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo confirmed that the twin-engine turboprop disappeared from radar near a naval base before its wreckage was located.
- •President Bola Tinubu expressed deep condolences to the victims' families and ordered a thorough military investigation to determine the cause of the crash.
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The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation. President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian Air Force to immediately conduct a thorough inquiry to determine what happened and prevent future incidents.
All 32 people on board the aircraft, consisting of 25 passengers and seven crew members, died in the crash. The flight was on a routine mission traveling from Benin City to Lagos when the tragedy occurred.
The ATR-42 turboprop aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin City in southern Nigeria to Lagos, the country's economic hub. It disappeared from radar and crashed near a naval base in Igbokoda, Ondo state.
